Gansov, Israel

Son of Zippora and Menahem. He was born on June 20, 1916 in South Africa. His father was one of the founders of the first Dorshi Zion Society in Cape Town and its chairman, and his parents were very active for Zionism. In 1925 he immigrated to Israel with his mother, his brother and two sisters. His father remained in South Africa in order to liquidate his business there, but due to the severe economic crisis that broke out in Palestine, he was prevented from immigrating to Israel. Israel and his older sister stayed at their uncle’s home in Israel. After the death of the aunt, an eleven-year-old Israel and his sister were sent to the boarding school of the Reali School in Haifa. “Israel loved life in a boarding school, whose grave atmosphere softened the meticulous paternity of Dr. Biram, and remained loyal to the school and believed in his path throughout his short and prosperous life.” Dr. Arthur Biram himself testified: “… here becomes a complete Israeli, with all the advantages and disadvantages of the sabra. He absorbed deep into the Hebrew culture and the ideals of the country … At school, where his friends called him “Gip,” Israel stood out for its excellent talents and character, the character of a small gentleman who protects his younger friends and tries to fulfill his duties. A year later he completed his studies at the Reali School and studied for one year at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he aspired to study agricultural chemistry, but at the time there was still no place in Israel to study this profession, Studied at the University of Leeds, England, and excelled in both his studies and his activities He studied English philosophy and literature, and in 1939 he received his bachelor’s degree, where he joined the veteran British Green Warriors in the war against the Nazis in 1939. During his service, he attained the rank of captain. , Who performed in England, India, East Africa, and Adagaskar, suffered many hardships, as well as illnesses that led to his hospital hospitalization: On July 30, 1944, he found his death in Madagascar while he was training a combat course there. He was killed by a stray bullet and brought to eternal rest in a military ceremony at the military cemetery in Diego-Suarez. Two Jewish pilots participated in the funeral and one of them said “Kaddish”. Israel left parents, two sisters and a brother. A military priest, Israel’s friend, wrote after his death to his parents: “His death hurt me very much, as he did to anyone who loved a good man, an intelligent man whose rough exterior was a complete contrast to his soul. Of his excellent soldiers; ” On the thirtieth day of Israel’s death, his esteemed Moro eulogized Dr. Biram, and condolences were received from General Jan Smuts, then Prime Minister of South Africa, who was a friend of the father of Israel and of King George VI. The family and kibbutz Nir David, after the mother’s death, a study room in memory of the deceased and his parents, and the family also published in their memory a pamphlet entitled “With the Love of God and Man.” An investigation conducted in 2017 found that his resting place was in Madagascar, Rank.